Harry P Kline vs Jose Raul Capablanca (1913)

Harry P Kline vs Jose Raul Capablanca
American National (1913) · Indian Game: Wade-Tarkatower Defense (A46) · 0-1

[Event "American National"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "1913.01.28"]
[EventDate "1913.01.19"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Harry P Kline"]
[Black "Jose Raul Capablanca"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. d4 {Notes by Nimzowitsch. This game illustrates the plan of
action "center file v. flank attack".} Nf6 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3
Nbd7 4. Bf4 c6 5. Qc2 Qc7 6. e4 e5 7. Bg3 Be7 {White has now
the attacking position in the center. This is unquestionably
an advantage. But here the weakness of his pawn at e4 (we
shall quickly see why e4 is weak) will soon force White to
surrender his advantage; that is to say he will find himself
obliged to equalize with dxe5.} 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Nbd2 Re8 {!}
10. O-O Nh5 {In order to exchange the bishop.} 11. Nc4 Bf6
12. Ne3 Nf8 13. dxe5 {Since the Bishop is needed at d3 for the
protection of the e-pawn, the d-pawn can only be protected
against a Knight at e6 by exchanging him. The student should
consider carefully the motif here used, aiming at forcing the
opponent to declare himself (whether for dxe5 or for d5).}
dxe5 14. Bh4 Qe7 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Ne1 Nf4 {? With this move a
diversion is put 'en train' which may be said to run counter
to the spirit of the opening. The right line of play consisted
in ...Be6 and doubling the rooks on the d-file. By this means
advantage could have been taken of the rather uncomfortable
position of White's bishop at d3. Black's simplest course
would have been to play ...Be6 on his 14th move.} 17. g3 Nh3+
18. Kh1 h5 19. N3g2 g5 20. f3 Ng6 21. Ne3 {!} h4 22. g4 {??
The entry of the knight at f5 would, according to my analysis,
have decided the game in White's favor. The retreat of the
Black knight at h3 is cut off. The attempt at a rescue
undertaken by means of a wreckless advance of the k side pawns
gives the opportunity, often ocurring in such a position, for
a decisive counter stroke, by an invasion in the center, in
the present case by ...Nf4. For instance 22 Nf5 hxg3 23 hxg3
Bxf5 24 exf5 Ne7 25 Kg2 Kg7 (is the pawn sacrifice 25...g4 26
fxg4 Ng5 any better?) 26 Kxh3 Rh8+ (or 26...Nd5 27 Qe2) 27 Kg2
Qh6 28 Kf2 Qh2+ 29 Ng2 Rh3 30 Ke1 Rxg3 31 Ne3, etc. Moreover
as a superabundance 26 Rh1 is also playable, which I showed to
be a win for White in an analysis I published in the 'Rigaer
Rundschau'.} Nhf4 {Now the knight rejoices in his rediscovered
freedom, and black, after this doubtful excursion, which could
easily have ended fatally for him, takes up the right line,
play in the queen file, and pursues it with complete masterly
to victory. What remains needs but few remarks.} 23. Rf2 Nxd3
24. Nxd3 Be6 25. Rd1 Red8 26. b3 Nf4 27. Ng2 Nxd3 28. Rxd3
Rxd3 29. Qxd3 Rd8 {Why not ...Bxg4.} 30. Qe2 h3 31. Ne3 a5
32. Rf1 a4 33. c4 Rd4 {!} 34. Nc2 Rd7 35. Ne3 Qd8 36. Rd1
Rxd1+ 37. Nxd1 Qd4 {Queen file and centralization.} 38. Nf2 b5
{!} 39. cxb5 axb3 40. axb3 Bxb3 {Threatening ...Qa1+.}
41. Nxh3 Bd1 42. Qf1 cxb5 43. Kg2 b4 44. Qb5 b3 45. Qe8+ Kg7
46. Qe7 b2 47. Nxg5 Bb3 48. Nxf7 Bxf7 49. Qg5+ Kf8 50. Qh6+
Ke7 51. Qg5+ Ke8 0-1

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Given 22 times; par: 105 [what's this?]

Annotations by Aron Nimzowitsch. [48 more games annotated by Nimzowitsch]

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Feb-21-05		chess man: I like that note <!> by Capablanca.

Jul-05-05		THE pawn: Are you sure it's not Nimzowitsch who did the exclamation mark?

Sep-29-06		Sleeping kitten: "What remains needs few remarks." Then why does Capablanca, at the 23rd move, exchange an enormous knight against a microscopic bishop without future ? Shereshevsky says the white bad bishop, in fact, supports White's kingside pawns. After the exchange, the black bishop will be stronger than the white knight. With this and the control of the open file, White's position collapses. In fact, this game anticipates 22 Nxd7+! in Fischer vs Petrosian, 1971 ! At the 29th move, Nimzowitsch asks "Why not Bxg4 ?" and Chernev answers (in Capablanca's Best Chess Endings) 29...Bxg4 30 Nxh4 gxh4 31 Rg2.

Sep-29-06		technical draw: I am N Klined to believe white played poorly.

Dec-02-06		Calli: Yeah, except I'm n-klined to think this is Dr Harry Kline, a good local NY player for several decades. He finished 10th out of 14 at this tourney (NY Masters 1913).

Sep-09-09		roastedrook: great annotation by Nimzo, he makes feel as If I was there on the board, analyzing positions and predicting moves ahead .. gg Capa

Sep-25-10		Fusilli: In these annotations, Nimzowitsch gives the line 22.Nf5 hxg3 23.hxg3 Bxf5 24.exf5 Ne7 25.Kg2: click for larger view And here he gives 25...Kg7 for Black, who loses a piece and ends up lost, and asks: is the pawn sacrifice 25...g4 26.fxg4 Ng5 any better? Well, I'd say "of course it is!" Maybe I am missing something, but I prefer to lose a pawn to losing the piece.

Apr-21-12		bystander: 10. 0-0. What about waiting with castling and see how black wants to develop? E.g. 10.h3 h5 11.h2 f4 12.f4x ef4x 13.0-0-0 f8.

Apr-21-12		bystander: 13. de5x. Is white really forced to this exchange? Can't white postpone this move, for example. 13.h4 g6 14.f6x f6x 15.fe1 d7 16.ad1 ad8 17.a4.

Apr-21-12		bystander: 16.Ne1. I assume the intention of this move is to give g2 some extra protection. Maybe this can also be achieved with the bishop. For example. 16.fd1 f4 17.f1 e6 18.d2 ad8 19.dc4.

Apr-21-12		bystander: 19.N3g2. 19.e2 looks better to me. 19.e2 h4 20.1g2 g6 21.f5.

Apr-22-12		bystander: <Sep-25-10. Fusilli: In these annotations, Nimzowitsch gives the line 22.Nf5 hxg3 23.hxg3 Bxf5 24.exf5 Ne7 25.Kg2:And here he gives 25...Kg7 for Black, who loses a piece and ends up lost> I was not so impressed bij 25...Kg7 either. 25...Nd5 (pressure on e3 and f4) looks better for black. Maybe black has to sacrifice a pawn, but is does not look to bad. 25...d5 25.d3 g4 26.fg4x e4 27.c4 e3 28.e2 e2. But is 22. f5 really the best line for white? I have been looking to lines which start with 25.Kg2. I think that black keeps a small advantage. For example: 25.g2 hg3x 26.hg3x g7 27.h1 h8 28.d1 g4.

Apr-22-12		bystander: 34) Nc2. Better looks 34.f5 d7 35. g1 (to attack h3 and the black king). My computer prefers 33)... f4 or e7 for black, but I do not understand why.

Apr-23-12		Fusilli: <bystander: ... Maybe black has to sacrifice a pawn, but is does not look to bad. 25...Nd5 25.Qd3> 25.Qd3 is not possible. There is a white bishop on d3, right? (I believe that is the position from my earlier diagram.)

Apr-24-12		bystander: <Apr-23-12 Fusilli: <bystander: ... Maybe black has to sacrifice a pawn, but is does not look too bad. 25...Nd5 25.Qd3> Sorry fot that. The line how it supposed to be is {25...Nd5 26. Qd2 g4 27. fg4x e4 28. Lc4 e3 29. Qe2 Ne2). A little bit to much of typos.

May-07-12		Fusilli: <bystander> Yes, that looks totally playable for Black. (I am sure you meant 29...Nf2, not Ne2, as the last move in your line). Also interesting, in this position, which results from your analysis after 22.Nf5 hxg3 23.hxg3 Bxf5 24.exf5 Ne7 25.Kg2 Nd5 26.Qd2: click for larger view The Tal-like sac 26...Nhf4+ is pretty interesting. It leads to a sharp game of incalculable outcome (that's why I say "Tal-like").

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